Perfect Replica of BACK TO THE FUTURE Delorean For Sale. Minus Working Flux Capacitor | Collider | Collider Perfect Replica of BACK TO THE FUTURE Delorean For Sale. Minus Working Flux Capacitor SHARE TWEET 0 If you’re a Back to the Future fan, an auction has just gone up on eBay that will make you wish you had an extra $70 grand lying around. That’s because someone is selling “the most screen accurate Back to the Future Delorean Time Machine replica to ever appear on eBay”. At least according to the seller. But after looking over the pictures, I have to say, he might be right. I am absolutely floored by how accurate the car looks to what was on screen, and I really suggest hitting the jump and looking at some of the pictures. Also, the key features of the car are incredible. Here’s some of the highlights: – Built on a beautiful, super-clean, stock 1981 5-speed manual transmission DMC-12 with over $16,000 of mechanical work and upgrades performed at DMC California in September of 2008. — Approx. 78K miles on vehicle.

— Programmable time circuits which function just like those in the film. — Functioning digital speedometer on the dashboard (reads actual vehicle speed). — Main Time Circuit switch functions just like in the film, with all sound effects. — All interior indicators and switches light up, just like in the film, — Sound effects for door openings. — Includes “Plutonium rods,” which can be loaded in to the “reactor” on the rear of car, just like in the film. — Exterior flux band lighting — Custom “95 MPH” in-dash speedometer like the one mocked up for the film. The stock Delorean speedometer only goes up to 85MPH. — Screen-accurate “OUTATIME” metal-stamped license plate with 1986 registration tag. — Eagle Goodyear GT tires, as seen in the film (not pictured). Here’s what was written on the eBay page with some of the pictures from the auction. Check out the actual auction for even more pictures. Well, if you’ve been looking for a Delorean Time Machine, look no further. This is the most screen accurate Back to the Future Delorean Time Machine replica to ever appear on eBay. It is a real masterpiece.

You might be asking yourself why it’s so expensive? Well, try to build a super-accurate Delorean Time Machine yourself, and you’ll quickly see how time consuming it is. That last 20% of accuracy takes 500% more time and effort. You also might wonder if you could just try to buy one of the “real” cars from the movie. Well, sadly, the “actual” film cars have been rotting away on the Universal backlot for the last 25 years, being picked apart and neglected. You wouldn’t want it. This car is what you want, a car that looks exactly like what you saw in the film, with all the cool lights, sounds and buttons you thought the car in the film had (but never really did). People are often really disappointed when they see a prop up close. Movie props are designed to be filmed from a distance, but this car truly looks and feels “real” even up close. It is in many ways “better” than the “real” car, as many replica props often are, because the people who build them spend so much more time and effort tending to every last detail.

Changes in my life are forcing me to part with this amazing machine, but I’m sure someone out there will appreciate its beauty and unmatched attention to detail. Pictures don’t even really do it justice. I have had a blast owning it, and now it just needs someone else to enjoy the ride. I want you to be thrilled with your purchase just like I was, so please don’t bid if you can’t afford it, or if you don’t know what you’re buying. In the end, this is a 1:1 scale model, and needs to be treated with love and care; I want it to last a lifetime. Offered for sale: 1981 Delorean DMC-12 expertly modified to look exactly like the vehicle featured in the film “Back to the Future.” This incredibly accurate replica of the Delorean Time Machine was painstakingly built by Gary Weaver, owner of over the course of 2 years, from 2006-2008. This is the only car Gary has ever built on commission, and, other than his own personal car, is the only one he has finished to his complete satisfaction.

There is a small community of Delorean Time Machine enthusiasts who convert their stock Deloreans in to time machine replicas, and right from the beginning, Gary was one of the few striving for complete “screen accuracy.” His website served as a hub of activity for the entire hobby, and his skills and attention to detail were the envy of everyone else trying to build their own conversion. Gary is even featured in an upcoming documentary about the Delorean Time Machine. By the time this car was finished, he had spent over 6 years researching parts, refining fabrication techniques and essentially preparing to build what is truly the one of, if not the most accurate Delorean Time Machine replica vehicle currently in existence. Most Time Machine replicas you will see probably have at least one part made by Gary Weaver, but this is the only car made completely from Gary’s parts, and assembled by Gary himself. The build quality, and unmatched attention to every detail no matter how minute, set this car in a league of its own. It is clearly a labor of love.

The Delorean Time Machine is without a doubt the most difficult movie vehicle to accurately recreate, and as a result most people begin to cut corners right off the bat, and say “close enough.” Building one requires a combination of custom fabrication and a myriad of surplus aircraft and electronics parts. You can spend months just searching for a specific part, and that’s after you just spent months figuring our what the part was in the first place. Anyone can throw together a car with some of the key pieces, but to someone with a real attention to detail, this is the car that just looks “right.” Even up close, this car seems like it could take you to another time. From an investment standpoint, this car is equivalent to buying a piece of art from a highly skilled artist or craftsman, it will only go up in value. It’s the difference between buying a cheap violin or a Stradivarius; both will make music, but only one is a piece of art truly worth investing in. If you buy the best, you never regret it later. With several documentaries and two Delorean biopics coming out in the next few years, interest in these cars is bound to skyrocket.

This car was built by someone with an incredible amount of talent and skill, motivated by a love of the car and the films. It is doubtful you will ever find that perfect storm of circumstances again. Finally, a thanks to jalopnik.com for finding this auction. Again, check out the auction for even more pictures. - DeLorean DMC-12 | Futurepedia | Fandom powered by Wikia History Note: The following section is considered non-canon or is disputed in canonicity. In 1984 , Doctor Emmett Brown purchased a used DeLorean that was advertised in the Hill Valley Telegraph . Later that year, Douglas J. Needles insulted Marty McFly because he didn't have a car, which embarrassed him as he was afraid that Jennifer would reject him over someone who had their own vehicle. After deciding against stealing Doc's DeLorean DMC-12 to try to impress Jennifer, he took Doc's advice and asked her out. They then went on a date to see a Clint Eastwood film. Non-canon or disputable information ends here. Doc Brown used the DeLorean he purchased to create his DeLorean time machine in 1985 .

Behind the scenes A De Lorean DMC-12 with the gull-wing doors closed. In October 1976 , the first prototype DeLorean DMC-12 was completed by William T. Collins, chief engineer and designer (formerly chief engineer at Pontiac). Originally, the car's rear-mounted power plant was to be a Citroën Wankel rotary engine, but was replaced with a French-designed and produced PRV (Peugeot-Renault-Volvo) fuel injected V-6 because of the poor fuel economy of the rotary engine, an important issue at a time of world-wide fuel shortages. Collins and DeLorean envisioned a chassis produced from a new and untested manufacturing technology known as Elastic Reservoir Moulding (ERM), which would contribute to the light-weight characteristics of the car while presumably lowering its production costs. This new technology, for which DeLorean had purchased patent rights, would eventually be found to be unsuitable for mass production. These and other changes to the original concept led to considerable schedule pressures. The entire car was deemed to require almost complete re-engineering, which was turned over to engineer Colin Chapman, founder and owner of Lotus.

Chapman replaced most of the unproven material and manufacturing techniques with those currently being employed by Lotus. The backbone chassis is very similar to the Lotus Esprit. The original Giorgetto Giugiaro body design was left mostly intact, as were the distinctive stainless steel outer skin panels and gull-wing doors. The DMC-12 would eventually be built in a factory in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, a neighborhood a few miles from Belfast city center. Construction on the factory began in October 1978 , and although production of the DMC-12 was scheduled to start in 1979 , engineering issues and budget overruns delayed production until early 1981. By that time, the unemployment rate was high in Northern Ireland and local residents lined up to apply for jobs at the factory. The production personnel were largely inexperienced, but were paid premium wages and supplied with the best equipment available.

Most quality issues were solved by 1982 and the cars were sold from dealers with a 12 month, 12,000 mi (19,300 km) warranty and an available five-year, 50,000-mile (80,000 km) service contract. The De Lorean Motor Company went bankrupt in late 1982 following John DeLorean 's arrest in October of that year on drug trafficking charges. He was later found not guilty, but it was too late for the DMC-12. Approximately 100 partially assembled DMC's on the production line were completed by Consolidated International (now known as Big Lots). The remaining parts from the factory stock, the parts from the US Warranty Parts Center, as well as parts from the original suppliers that had not yet been delivered to the factory were all shipped to Columbus, Ohio in 1983–1984. A company called KAPAC sold these parts to retail and wholesale customers via mail order. In 1997 , De Lorean Motor Company of Texas acquired this inventory.

[2] A total of about 9,200 DMC-12s were produced between January 1981 and December 1982. [3] Almost a fifth of these were produced in October 1981. About 1,000 1982 models were produced between February and May 1982, and all of these cars had the VIN's changed after purchase by Consolidated International to make them appear as 1983 models. There are the 15XXX, 16XXX, and 17XXX VINs which were originally 10XXX, 11XXX and 12XXX VINs. Right-hand drive DeLoreans Despite being produced in Northern Ireland, DMC-12s were primarily intended for the American market. Therefore, all initial production models were left-hand drive (designed to be driven on the right side of the road), limiting its popularity in the British Isles, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, where traffic travels on the left.

Only 23 right-hand drive factory licensed DeLoreans were ever produced; these cars were converted from left-hand drive models by Wooler Hodec, in Andover, United Kingdom. Three main-factory authorized batches of right-hand-drive cars were made: The first batch of cars, with a black interior and manual gearbox, were very early prototypes for evaluating the changes necessary for RHD. The build quality and under-bodies were of very variable quality and several of these cars were scrapped. The cars with VINs 510, 752, 758 still survive. The second batch had grey interiors. All were registered and used by the factory in Northern Ireland, with registration numbers (license plates), AXI 1697, AXI 1698, AXI 1699. The three survivors (VINs 5565, 5592 and 5638) are quite different from all of the other RHD cars.

These cars all had "Euro-spec" rear lights, roof mounted radio aerials, very small side-indicator repeaters, no rear-wing side markers, white forward-facing door lights, fog-light switch, and twin brake servos (with one mounted in the engine bay, where the carbon canister normally lives). No catalytic converters or Lambda equipment were fitted as British legislation did not require them. These were essentially further working test vehicles; the car with the registration number AXI 1697 was allocated to Don Lander, the Managing Director, and was (at one time) turbo charged. AXI 1699 was said to be for John De Lorean's personal use whilst in Northern Ireland. The final batch all had a black interior and manual transmission, with one exception, having the VIN numbers: 12171–12181 & 12199 and registration numbers "SIJ". The only black-interior automatic, VIN 12175, is owned by the Editor of a UK De Lorean owners' club .

There were two further manual cars—with grey interior—which were custom made for VIPs in the UK; these had the VINs 11382 and 16242. Of the 20 right-hand drive cars listed above, three had automatic gearboxes and the remainder were manual. Another distinction of these models is that they were not affected by US legislation of the time and thus had speedometers reading to 140 mph, instead of the US-specification 85 mph. The car's top speed was clearly closer to 140 mph (225 km/h) than 85 mph (137 km/h). Construction The DMC-12 features a number of unusual construction details, including gull-wing doors, unpainted stainless-steel body panels, and a mid-mounted engine. Body The body design of the DMC-12 was a product of Giorgetto Giugiaro of Ital Design and is expressed in brushed SS304 stainless steel. Except for three cars plated in 24-karat gold, all DMC-12's left the factory uncovered by paint or clearcoat.

[4] Painted De Loreans do exist, although these were all painted after the cars were purchased from the factory. To train workers, several hundred DMCs were produced without stainless panels, and are referred to as "black cars" or "mules", in reference to their black fiberglass panels in lieu of stainless, though these were never marketed. Small scratches in the stainless steel body panels can be removed with a non-metallic scouring pad (since metal pads can leave iron particles embedded in the stainless steel which can give the appearance of the stainless "rusting"), or even sandpaper. [5] The stainless steel panels are fixed to a glass-reinforced plastic (GRP, fiberglass) monocoque underbody. The underbody is affixed to a double-Y frame chassis, derived from the Lotus Esprit platform. The unpainted stainless body creates challenges during restoration of the cars. In traditional automotive body repair, the panel is repaired to be as original ("straight") as possible and imperfections are sculpted back to form with body filler like Bondo or lead (body solder).

This poses no problem (aside from originality) with most cars, as the filler will be hidden by the car's paint (for example, most new cars have filler hiding the seam where the roof meets the quarter panel ). With an unpainted stainless body, the stainless steel must be reworked to exactly the original shape, contour and grain - which is a tremendously difficult job on regular steel (a dented or bent panel is stretched and a shrinking hammer or other techniques must be used to unstretch the metal. Furthermore, it is exceedingly difficult to paint stainless steel due to adhesion issues. De Lorean envisioned that damaged panels would simply be replaced rather than repaired; each De Lorean service center today has at least one experienced body repair person on staff, and there are decades worth of new stainless panels still available in most instances. Another novel feature of the DMC-12 is its gull-wing doors. The common problem of supporting the weight of gull-wing doors was solved by other manufacturers with lightweight doors in the Mercedes-Benz 300SL and an air pump in the Bricklin SV-1, although these designs had structural or convenience issues.

The DMC-12 features heavy doors supported by cryogenically preset torsion bars and gas-charged struts . [6] These torsion bars were developed by Grumman Aerospace (and built by Unbrako in the UK, a division of SPS Technologies of Jenkintown, PA) to withstand the stresses of supporting the doors. [7] A popular misconception of the DMC-12's gull-wing doors is that they require far more side clearance to open relative to ordinary side-hinge doors, such as when parked in a parking lot. In fact, the opposite is true: the DMC-12 requires far less clearance than side-hinge doors, and this can be physically demonstrated. This misconception of side clearance may stem from a misunderstood location of the hinge point of the doors by persons unfamiliar with DMC-12s. These doors, when opening, only require 11 inches (264 mm) clearance outside the line of the car, making opening and closing the doors in crowded parking lots relatively easy.

Much like the doors fitted to the Lamborghini Countach, the DMC-12 doors featured small cutout windows, because full-sized windows would not be fully retractable within the short door panels. [8] [9] Suspension The underbody and suspension of the DMC-12 were based largely on the Lotus Esprit, with a four-wheel independent suspension, coil springs, and telescopic shock absorbers. The front suspension used double wishbones, while the rear was a multi-link setup. In its original development stages, the car is said to have handled quite well. Considering that Lotus's reputation was built largely on the handling prowess of the cars the company produced, the DMC-12's smooth ride wasn't a surprise. Unfortunately, changing U.S. government bumper height regulations required modifications to the suspension system and an increase in the vehicle's factory ride height, both of which had adverse effects on the car's handling capabilities. Many owners have subsequently replaced or modified the front springs to return the front height to the original design specification.

Steering was rack and pinion, with an overall steering ratio of 14.9:1, giving 2.65 turns lock-to-lock and a 35 ft (10.67 m) turning circle. DMC-12s were originally fitted with cast alloy wheels, measuring 14 in (356 mm) in diameter by 6 in (152 mm) wide on the front and 15 in (381 mm) in diameter by 8 in (203 mm) wide on the rear. These were fitted with Goodyear NCT steel-belted radial tires; because the engine is mounted in the very rear of the vehicle, the DMC-12 has a 35%/65% front/rear weight distribution. [10] The DMC-12 features power-assisted disc brakes on all wheels, with 10 in (254 mm) rotors front and 10.5 in (267 mm) rear. Performance The grey interior and manual transmission in a DMC-12.

John De Lorean had originally envisioned that the car would produce somewhere around 200 horsepower, but eventually settled on a 170 horsepower output for the engine. However, US emissions regulations required that parts such as catalytic converters be added to the vehicle before it could be sold in that country. Although the new parts qualified the vehicle for sale in the US, they caused serious reductions to power output, to 130 horsepower. The 40-horsepower loss seriously impeded the DMC-12's performance, and when combined with the forced changes to the vehicle's suspension system, the US versions were regarded as disappointing. De Lorean's comparison literature noted that the DMC-12 could achieve 0–60 mph (0–96 km/h) in 8.8 s, which would have been good for the time, but Road & Track magazine clocked the car at 10.5 s. However, it's possible that the factory performance numbers were achieved using a European-spec car with the 170 horsepower engine.

[11] Pricing New DMC-12s had a suggested retail price of $25,000 ($650 more when equipped with an automatic transmission); this is equivalent to approximately $62,300 in 2007 dollars [1] . Originally, the car was simply named the DMC-12 because it was to sell for $12,000, but manufacturing costs blew this figure up to the price of $25,000 and the primary name for the car became the DeLorean. There were extensive waiting lists of people willing to pay up to $10,000 above the list price; however, after the collapse of the De Lorean Motor Company, unsold cars could be purchased for under the retail price. [12] The DMC-12 was only available with two factory options including a no-cost manual transmission or automatic transmission ($650) and the choice of a grey or black interior.

Several dealer options were available, including a car cover ($117); floor mats ($84); black textured accent stripes ($87); grey scotch-cal accent stripes ($55); a luggage rack ($269) and a ski-rack adapter. The standard feature list included stainless steel body panels; gull-wing doors with cryogenically-treated torsion bars; leather seats/trim; air conditioning; an AM/FM cassette stereo system; power windows, locks and mirrors; a tilt and telescopic steering wheel; tinted glass; body side mouldings; windshield wipers; and an electric rear window defogger. [13] [14] Prices for DMC-12s vary widely and are dependent upon supply and demand. As of early 2007, a De Lorean in good to excellent condition can be had for around $20,000 to $29,000. Mint-condition cars can fetch up to $50,000. There are an estimated 6,500 surviving DMC-12s today. Some of the larger parts carry a steep price tag, such as the fiberglass underbody.

Most parts are reasonably priced and readily available. Production changes Although there were no typical "yearly" updates to the De Lorean, several changes were made to the De Lorean during production. John De Lorean believed that model years were primarily a gimmick used by automobile companies to sell more cars. Instead of making massive changes at the end of the model year, he implemented changes mid-production. This resulted in no clear distinction between the 1981, 1982, and 1983 model years, but with subtle changes taking place almost continuously throughout the life of the De Lorean. The most visible of these changes related to the hood style. Hood styles The original hood of the De Lorean had grooves running down both sides. It included a gas flap to simplify fuel filling. The gas flap was built so that the trunk could be added to the total cargo area of the De Lorean. These cars typically had a locking gas cap to prevent siphoning. In 1981, the hood flap was removed from the hood of the cars (although the hood creases stayed). This style was retained well into 1982.

Based on production numbers for all three years, this hood style is probably the most common. After the supply of locking gas caps was exhausted, the company switched to a non-locking version (resulting in at least 500 cars with no gas flap, but with locking gas caps). The final styling for the hood included the addition of a De Lorean logo and the removal of the grooves, resulting in a completely flat hood. All changes to the hood were made not to alter the look of the car, but for a much more practical reason: production of the grooveless design was faster and more reliable, as the stainless steel would often crack in the process of forming the grooves. Early 1981 Hood Later style one-piece bolster Mid 1981 silver wheel John De Lorean was 6'4" (193 cm) tall, and he designed the car to comfortably fit someone of his stature. For shorter people, the addition of a pull strap made closing the doors much easier from the inside. Pull straps were manufactured as an add-on for earlier vehicles in November 1981. These attach to the existing door handle.

Late-model 1981 cars, and all cars from 1982 and 1983, have doors with integrated pull straps. The side bolstering in the De Lorean was originally separate from the main interior pieces. There is a tendency to place pressure on this piece when entering and exiting the car. This will eventually cause the bolstering to become separated from the trim panel. To help fix this problem, cars built in and after late 1981 have one solid trim piece with the bolster permanently attached. As an addition to later cars, a foot rest or "dead" pedal — in the form of an unusable pedal — was added to the cars to help prevent fatigue while driving. This is one of the few changes that is directly tied to a model year. These were not built in to any 1981 vehicles, and were added to all cars starting with 1982 production. Although the styling of the De Lorean's wheels remained unchanged, the wheels of early-model 1981 vehicles were painted grey. These wheels sported matching grey center caps with an embossed DMC logo.

Early into the 1981 production run, these were changed to a polished silver look, with a contrasting black center cap. The embossed logo on the centre caps was painted silver to add contrast. In 1981, the De Lorean came stocked with a Craig Electronics radio; this was a standard 1980s tape radio with dual knob controls. Since the Craig did not have a built-in clock, one was installed in front of the gear shift. De Lorean switched to an AudioScience stereo in the middle of the 1982 production run. Since the ASI radio featured an on-board clock, the standard De Lorean clock was removed at the same time. The first 2,200 cars produced used a windshield-embedded antenna. This type of antenna proved to be inadequate for most motoring needs, so a standard whip antenna was added to the outside of the front right quarter panel. While improving radio reception, this resulted in a hole in the stainless steel, and an unsightly antenna. As a result, the antenna was again moved, this time to the rear of the car. Automatic antennas were installed under the grills behind the rear driver's-side window.

While giving the reception quality of a whip antenna, these completely disappear from view when not in use. The small sun visors on the De Lorean have vinyl on one side, and headline fabric on the other side. Originally these were installed such that the headliner side would be on the bottom when not in use. Later on in 1981, they were reversed so that the vinyl side would be on the bottom. The original Ducellier alternator supplied with the early production DMC-12s could not provide enough current to supply the car when all lights and electrical options were on; as a result, the battery would gradually discharge, leaving the driver stranded on the road. This happened to De Lorean owner Johnny Carson shortly after he was presented with the vehicle. Later cars were fitted from the factory with a higher output Motorola alternator which solved this problem. Special DMC-12s Several special-edition DMC-12 cars have been produced over the years, and the car is most notably featured as the time machine in the Back to the Future trilogy . The PRV engines of the cars were swapped out for more powerful Porsche engines. Four De Lorean chassis were used during the production (i.e.

exterior scene, stripped down for interior scenes, one decked out with time travel equipment, and one that was "wrecked" by the train). One of several De Lorean prototypes is still in existence, and is currently for sale after undergoing a complete restoration at De Lorean Motor Company of Florida (DMCFL). There have also been major finds in the last few years of "pilot cars". These cars, used for testing of the De Lorean, had been thought destroyed. The test car featured on the front cover of Autocar in 1981 announcing the De Lorean to the world was found in 2003 in a barn in Northern Ireland; it is currently undergoing restoration. Production of the De Lorean started at VIN 500. VINs 502 and 530 were used by Legend Industries as a proof of concept for a twin-turbo version of the standard De Lorean PRV-V6 engine. VIN 530 is undergoing a restoration at PJ Grady's in New York. Vin 502 is owned by DMCFL and is going through a full Concours restoration at that location.

Vin 502 has now (July 2007) been sold by DMCFL and has been exported to New Zealand. The car now resides in Wellington, and has been complied to run on New Zealand roads. Only one other twin-turbo engine is known to exist: it was purchased in the late 1990s by an individual owner. There is also another De Lorean that in its own right will soon join the ranks of becoming a Legend Car, VIN 570, which is now being converted to a full Legend(reproduction) Car by Chris Nicholson of PJ Grady Europe - the present owner of vin 00570. VIN 500, notable for being the first production De Lorean to roll off the line in 1981, is on display in the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland, Ohio . [15] Only 23 right-hand drive models were made for use in the United Kingdom, and as of 2002 these are valued at £25,000 each.

[16] A gold plated De Lorean in Reno, Nevada For Christmas 1981, A De Lorean/American Express promotion planned to sell one hundred 24k gold-plated DMC-12s for $85,000 each to its gold card members, but only two were sold. One of these was purchased by Roger Mize, president of Snyder National Bank in Snyder, Texas. VIN #4301 sat in the bank lobby for over 20 years before being loaned to the Petersen Automotive Museum of Los Angeles. It has a black interior, and an automatic transmission. [17] The second gold-plated American Express DMC-12 is located at the William F. Harrah Foundation/National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada. This car, VIN #4300, is the only one of the three existing gold-plated examples to be equipped with a manual transmission. This car has a tan interior. Like its golden siblings, it is a low-mileage vehicle with only 1,442 miles (2,307 km) on the odometer .

[18] A third gold-plated car exists with 636 miles (1,018 km) clocked up; it carries the VIN plate for the last De Lorean, #20105, though final assembly was actually completed in Columbus, Ohio in 1983. [19] This car was assembled with spare parts that were required by American Express in case one of the other two that were built were damaged. All necessary gold-plated parts were on hand, with the exception of one door. The car was assembled after another door was gold-plated, though the added door does not precisely match the rest of the car in color and grain. The car was first acquired by the winner of a department store raffle. Consolidated International, which owned the department store, had purchased 1,374 DMC-12s during the De Lorean Company's financial troubles, acquiring the remaining stock after the company went into receivership. Now held by a private owner in La Vale, Maryland, the third and last gold-plated De Lorean is currently for sale at the price of $250,000.

This car and the example in Reno have saddle-brown leather interiors, a color scheme which was intended to become an option on later production cars. However, these two cars were the only De Loreans to be thus equipped from factory parts. De Lorean today De Loreans lined up for the 2004 De Lorean Car Show. Despite a short period of production and the passage of several decades, the De Lorean has not been forgotten. Perhaps due to the continued popularity of the Back to the Future films, or simply the cars' uniqueness, the De Lorean seems to hold an indelible place in pop-culture. There are owners' groups, gatherings, and publications dedicated to the car, while a limited program for production of new vehicles and replacement parts was reinstated in 2007 after a nearly a quarter-century. Gatherings and communications The DeLorean Owners Association , founded in 1983, is the largest international De Lorean group. The Association produces a publication for its members, DeLorean World Magazine and has hosted many De Lorean Expos in major cities across the U. S.

The group also sponsors the International DeLorean Eurofest at the original De Lorean factory site in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Association provides members and De Lorean enthusiasts the opportunity to purchase De Lorean and Association-related products from the De Lorean Store and its staff provides members with a wealth of information so they are educated about De Lorean history and the De Lorean automobile. Most notably in the United States , owners have gathered bi-annually (in even-numbered years) for the De Lorean Car Show which draws people from all over the world to a different location each time. Back to the Future cast and crew including Bob Gale , James Tolkan , Jeffrey Weissman , and Claudia Wells [2] have made appearances, and even John De Lorean was known to attend before he died. On years opposite this event (odd numbered years), the De Lorean Motor Company of Texas holds an Open House at their suburban Houston location. Besides these events, local clubs hold events throughout the year featuring driving tours, road rally scavenger hunts, tech sessions, and more. Online, the De Lorean owner base keeps in contact using a mailing list called the De Lorean Mailing List (or DML) .

A De Lorean at a car show in 2005 with OUTATYM licence plate similar to the OUTATIME license plate in Back to the Future . Repair shops Keeping the cars on the road are the specialties of the three remaining De Lorean repair shops: De Lorean Motor Company , PJ Grady DeLorean , and DeLorean One . [3] . These specialty shops service the De Loreans still on the road. The De Lorean Motor Company bought the largest remaining stock of original parts from the Kapac company in 1997. The new DMC (commonly known as "DMC Houston" or "DMC Texas") which has locations in Houston, Florida, The Netherlands, Chicago, Seattle, and Los Angeles, is the only place to find some rare parts, though they also sell through the other full service De Lorean Shops. SpecialTauto.com is the worlds largest independent parts supplier of new,oe and some used and rebuilt DeLorean parts. All parts are available via mail order. Their resources have also allowed some unavailable parts to be produced again, so that replacements for minor parts (such as switches) can now be had for a reasonable price. Overall, obtaining parts is neither difficult nor expensive.

Magazines The magazine of the De Lorean Owners Association is De Lorean World Magazine . De Lorean World Magazine, published twice a year, promotes the image and lifestyle of De Loreans and their owners. It includes technical information, event listings, products, history and feature stories. DeLorean Car Show Magazine (also known as DCS Magazine) is published twice a year by Ken Koncelik. There is also [4] , which is published quarterly by DMC (Texas). Both feature technical articles, news and updates about the De Lorean community. Return to production DMC Houston announced on July 30 , 2007 that the car would be returning into very limited production (about 20 cars per year) in 2008 . [5] The newly produced cars will have a base price of $57,500 and have new stainless steel frames and lighter fiberglass underbodies. De Lorean in popular culture When founding his company, John De Lorean negotiated with many celebrities to persuade them to back the new De Lorean car and the company.

Johnny Carson, talk show host/comedian, was given a De Lorean and also invested in DMC; other famous owners included (writer Matthew Reilly, Patrick Swayze, Jim Varney, James Bourne, baseball player Howard Johnson, Bobby Allison, and Chevy Chase. The DMC-12 was featured and mentioned in many films and on television, most notably as the time machine designed by Dr. Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy . Brown's rationale for choosing the De Lorean was stated in the first film : "The way I see it, if you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?" He also indicates that the stainless steel construction of the automobile is advantageous for the "flux dispersal" of a time machine. In addition to elaborate enhancements for time travel, the fictional car was later modified with flying capabilities and a " Mr. Fusion " (a fictional fusion reactor , which came from the year 2015 ). Six DMC-12s were co-opted for use in the making of the films. For the second and third films, producers replaced the underpowered stock engines in their production cars with Porsche engines.

The Back to the Future Part II De Lorean was seen as a prop that Amanda Bynes rested on in the movie Big Fat Liar. Main article: References to Back to the Future In large part due to the popularity of Back to the Future, the DeLorean has been seen in many other contexts as well, including The Simpsons , The Wedding Singer , The Fairly Oddparents , Monster Garage , Wikipedia:Rocky 3 , Wikipedia:Malibu Express , Drawn Together , Family Guy , Haker, Get a Life , Matlock , Stargate Atlantis , Eerie Indiana , Donnie Darko , Harvey Birdman , Designing Women , Just Shoot Me! , Be Kind Rewind and also Minoriteam . In most of these films and television shows, actors are seen driving a DMC-12 or mentioning the De Lorean in dialogue. As well, the DeLorean is referenced during a television spot on Wikipedia:The Learning Channel as part of their life lesson ad campaign. It can also been seen in Stuntaman's Fly, where the car is used as a time machine. The theme of the video is easily recognized as Back to the Future.

Additionally, in the film Knocked Up , there is a dinner scene in which Back to the Future lines are quoted and the DeLorean is mentioned. The DMC-12 was also featured in Golden Shower 's video "Total Control" as well as the Son of Dork video "Ticket out of Loserville" During the opening sequence of the movie Rocky III , Rocky Balboa appears in a print ad for the DeLorean. In the episode " Cocktails " of the US version of The Office , Michael Scott drinks a toast to Lee Iacocca, and refers to the DeLorean as Mr.

Iacocca's "failed experiment." The DMC-12 has also been featured in many computer and video games , most notably in the Back to the Future games ; but also in Carmageddon: Splat Pack (1997), Wikipedia:Duke Nukem: Time to Kill ( 1998 ), Wikipedia:South Park Rally (1998), Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now (1998), M25 Racer ( 1999 ), Wikipedia:Interstate '82 (1999), Wikipedia:Vigilante 8: Second Offense (1999), Wikipedia:Resident Evil 2 (1998), Wikipedia:Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (1999), Wikipedia:Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions (2002), Wikipedia:Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (lookalike, without gull-wing doors, named "Deluxo"), Wikipedia:Wikipedia:R Racing Revolution (2004), Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Gran Turismo 4 (2005), Wikipedia:Enthusia Professional Racing (20

05), Wikipedia:FlatOut 2 ( 2006 ), Redline (2006), Wikipedia:Scarface: The World is Yours (2006) (with scissor doors instead of gull-wing doors, named "Delphine") and Wikipedia:Project Gotham Racing 4 (2007).

It is also downloadable as an add-on car for Wikipedia:Midtown Madness 2 in both the original DMC design and the Back to the Future design. Two versions of the DMC-12 from the second Back to the Future movies (flying mode and ground mode), (and other Back to the Future props) are also downloadable for The Sims from a popular fan site. In most of these video games, the cars are lookalikes or clones of the De Lorean, though not actually named "De Loreans" or featuring the De Lorean logo, to avoid trademark issues. It is also the main piece of transportation in the Back to the Future Mod for GTA:Vice City , where the Delorean is available in DMC-12, 04' Delorean, and BTTF variants. In Wikipedia:Moby 's video "We Are All Made Of Stars" a DeLorean appears briefly. The rapper Wikipedia:Ludacris mentions the De Lorean in his song "U Got A Problem?" The lyric reads, "I bring 'em "Back to the Future" like a '85 Delorean." In the music video for Archive 's song "Again" a DMC-12 appears.

The whole video is made in CGI, and so is the DeLorean. See also These Are The Absurdly Great Cars Of The Back To The Future Trilogy These Are The Absurdly Great Cars Of The Back To The Future Trilogy Go to permalink Last weekend, the weather in the District of Columbia was rainy, gross and cold, as it often is this time of year. So I did what any freedom-loving American man would do: I stayed inside and watched the Back to the Future trilogy. And right after Marty wandered into the 1955 version Hill Valley for the first time, this realization dawned on me: Damn, there are some seriously great cars in these movies. Advertisement Honestly, I don’t know how it took me this long to figure that out. I’ve been watching these movies since I was a kid. I think I’ve seen each entry in the trilogy more times than I’ve seen any other movie. That early exposure to Back to the Future is one of the many reasons I'm a car guy. The filmmakers could have made Doc Brown’s time machine out of anything, but they made it out of a car. And not just any car, a very cool-looking sportscar with a stick shift. What’s not to love?

But the DeLorean isn’t just the only awesome car running around the various eras of Hill Valley. If you look closely, you’ll see that there are tons of great rides in the trilogy (mainly the first two, for obvious reasons.) These are all the ones I could come up with. Feel free to add your own, I’m sure I missed some. Now why don’t you make like a tree and check out these awesome cars? 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 Advertisement Here’s the obvious pick. You can’t talk about Back to the Future without talking about John Z.’s failed masterpiece. Doc Brown says he picked the DeLorean for his time machine to “do it with some style,” and because the stainless steel body helped with flux dispersal or some such science-y nonsense. I’m just glad he picked one without the slushbox, because the stick makes it that much cooler. (Did you still have to shift gears when it was flying?) A few folks on the Internet have claimed that the DeLoreans used in Part 2 and Part 3 had some kind of Porsche motor swapped in to replace the anemic PRV V6, possibly the V8 from the 928.

I haven’t seen any confirmation of that. Anyone have any leads? I do love the fact that it ends up with whitewall tires in the third movie. Keep in mind that when the first movie came out in 1985, the DeLorean had been out of production for two years, and the car’s demise was tied to a huge scandal , so using it as the time machine was kind of a joke. Instead, the trilogy made the car into an icon, and it’s probably the main reason anyone remembers it today. Still, I love the DeLorean and I always have, even if it was unable to outrun a Volkswagen Bus in a parking lot without resorting to time travel. It had character, and character means a lot. Biff Tannen’s 1946 Ford Super De Luxe Sponsored Biff may have been one of the biggest assholes in cinematic history, but he had great taste in cars. His ‘46 Ford is a real looker, at least until it gets trashed by manure twice in a matter of days in 1955. He absolutely had it coming though.

(One of the main plot elements of all three movies was Biff and his family getting their much-deserved comeuppance throughout history.) It must have had a tricky clutch or something, since only Biff and Old Biff from the future could start it. Biff’s car also gives us a great line from Doc in the second film, when Marty suggests the flying DeLorean land on it so they can seize the almanac. "Marty," Doc says, "He's in a '46 Ford. We're in a DeLorean. He'd rip through us like we were tin foil." Classic. Doc Brown’s 1948 Packard Custom Eight Victoria Advertisement Advertisement Of course the Doc had a Packard! He’s all about style, man, no matter what era he’s in. It shows up in a couple scenes in the films, including when Marty borrows it to take his mother to the “Enchantment Under the Sea” dance. Then he comes close to making out with her, which is probably the most unpleasant experience anyone could ever have in a car.

Marty’s 1985 Toyota Xtra Cab 4x4 After Marty changes the past, his family in 1985 doesn’t suck anymore. By teaching his father to stick up for himself and go for his dreams, they all seem much better off than before. Marty even opens the garage to find his own, brand-new Toyota pickup truck, perfect for taking either of the actresses who plays his girlfriend up to the lake for the weekend. This truck is also tied pretty closely to Marty’s own fate, as it’s the truck he wrecked in a drag race against Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers some dude named Needles. That crash ruins his music career and relegates him to a lame middle-management job he gets fired from in 2015. Fortunately, he’s able to avoid that in the climax of the third movie . Marty lucked out with this one. That’s a nice-looking truck, and probably tough as hell too. Also, the truck that was used in the third film is getting restored , which is awesome. I have some hot news for all the Back to the Future fans out there!

Which should be all of you,… Read more Read more George McFly’s 1984 BMW 733i Advertisement Before Marty changes his family’s future, George McFly was a loser who drives a crappy old Chevy Nova that Biff promptly wrecks in the first movie. Not anymore! Imbued with self-confidence, the new George is a successful author who rolls around in a freaking E23 7-Series, one of the baddest (and most expensive) German luxobarges of its era. George is now so awesome that he has Biff detail his Bimmer at the end of the first movie, even though he has to threaten Biff with another 1955-style ass-beating to make sure there’s two coats of wax on it. Well done, McFly! Griff Tannen’s BMW 633 CSi In the future, we will all drive horribly modified BMWs! I could never figure out if Griff’s car was supposed to be what a BMW would look like in 2015, or if it was an old car he bought and then put a bunch of crap on.

I’m guessing the latter, because the tail end is primered, making it look like a work in progress. At any rate, what’s a guy like Griff — who’s even angrier and stupider than his grandfather — doing driving a classy car like a BMW? (Side note: a few years ago, Matt wrote about a guy who was restoring one of these movie cars . I wonder how that went.) The cars of the “future” are kind of hilarious when you figure out what they really are. A couple are 1980s concept cars, one is a very gussied-up Ford Probe, and one is a Citröen DS. I’ve seen those pop up in a few movies as a “futuristic” car, which is a true testament to the timelessness of the DS’ design. Oh, and in Back to the Future II's version of 2015, Pontiac dealerships are still around . Ha!

Like all children of the Back To The Future generation, we can vividly remember the moment Marty… Read more Read more Just about any car from 1955 Advertisement Advertisement One of the first signs that Marty is truly in a different time in the first film is all of the classic cars driving around. Generally, they're all awesome. The city is filled with a fantastic collection of old Plymouths, Mercurys, DeSotos, Buicks, and other marques from the 1940s and 50s. It’s a great salute to the best era of American style. Jennifer’s Dad’s 1984 AMC Eagle 4WD Wagon We only see him briefly in one scene, but the father of Marty's girlfriend Jennifer drives an awesomely American car, so it's totally worth mentioning here. The old 4x4 AMC wagon is one of the granddaddies of the modern crossover SUV. Whoever Jennifer's dad was, he had good taste in wagons. The Libyan Terrorists' Volkswagen Bus (Type 2) Advertisement Doc Brown's time machine needs plutonium to operate (until it gets Mr.

Fusion, anyway!), so he acquires some in the safest and most ramification-free method he can think of: cheating it out of some pissed-off terrorists from Libya. Shockingly, the Libyans aren't too happy that the Doc ripped them off, so they come after him and Marty in a Volkswagen bus. This leads us to a great Bus vs. DeLorean chase scene, even if it's a bit unrealistic. The DeLorean hit 90 mph in a parking lot, but it still couldn't outrun an ancient Type 2? Okay, sure. That PRV V6 wasn't good for much anyway. The chase ends with Marty back in 1955 and the VW crashing into a Fox Photo stand (remember those?) No word on whether the terrorists survived the wreck, but who cares? They're terrorists, and that makes them bad people. Advertisement Minecraft How to make The DeLorean From Back To The Future - YouTube Minecraft How to make The DeLorean From Back To The Future Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented.

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EvanTubeHD 4,678,863 views 8:40 The DeLorean time machine | LEGO Shop The DeLorean time machine Travel Back to the Future with the awesome DeLorean time machine! Item Features See More Features Build your very own miniature version of the iconic DeLorean time machine that Dr. Emmett ‘Doc’ Brown and Marty McFly famously used to travel Back to the Future! Selected by LEGO® CUUSOO members, this amazing model features lots of cool details, like opening gull-wing doors, fold-up wheels, flux capacitor, time travel display and 2 license plates. We’ve also included extra engines and wheels so you can recreate the different variants of the time-traveling car featured in the Back to the Future movies! Finally, this unique set also includes a fascinating booklet containing production notes, original images and fun details from the movies. Includes 2 minifigures: Marty McFly and Doc Brown.

Includes 2 minifigures: Marty McFly and Doc Brown Features opening gull-wing doors, fold-up wheels, flux capacitor, time travel display and 2 license plates Also includes Marty’s skateboard as well as extra engine and wheels Customize the car to match the movie versions Step on the gas and prepare to travel Back to the Future Open the gull-wing doors, just like the real car! Fold up the wheels and engage hover mode Jump on the skateboard and pull some tricks Build the model that LEGO® CUUSOO members requested! Includes building instructions and exclusive Back to the Future information booklet Car measures over 2” (6cm) high, 5” (15cm) long and 3” (8cm) wide Bob's Prop Shop * If you wish to purchase a Time Machine, check out: We have built and sold 24 of these amazing cars for private collectors! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - DELOREAN SPECIFICATIONS - The "Time Machine" built on a genuine 1981 DeLorean car. The body panels are made of solid stainless steel, the original engine is a Volvo V6.

Here are some specifications you may need to know about the DeLorean in order to fit it inside your building or on your stage: Width: 79" Height: 60" (with Mr. Fusion attached) Weight: 3,000 lbs. Turning Circle 35 ft 10.67m Manual 5-Speed Transmission Make The Back To The Future Delorean - YouTube Make The Back To The Future Delorean Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jul 3, 2015 Make a Delorean time machine from Back To The Future. Celebrating 30 years since the launch of the film, I use Pepsi drinks cans to build a model of the car. Pepsi sponsored the films and the cans are made from steel, perfect for a Delorean! Also features the thrusters and Mr Fusion, but unfortunately no flux capacitor! Templates to make the Delorean are featured in the video.

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Question: What make of car featured in the film Back To The Future?
Answer: De Lorean